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Bioactive Entrapment and Targeting Using Nanocarrier Technologies: An Introduction

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Mozafari, M.R. (2006). Bioactive Entrapment and Targeting Using Nanocarrier Technologies: An Introduction. In: Mozafari, M.R. (eds) Nanocarrier Technologies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5041-1_1

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